Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-12-20

Of Enali-h competition. we mined 0 :
coal and piled our manufacturing av'
c ,tinna, and the LAT orer was worth.
of he'ter hire comparatively than h.
il to-day.
The policv devised by the Repuhll
can party and practiced for years ha
sapped the very sources Of this fine In
dependence and OF this self-relianf
intelligent manhood. The fesuls !
we'll illustrated in the shoe
maker in San Francisco, who
some time ago, complainee
of the depression ruling in his trade
and said the only remedy was that
the Federal Government should take
charge of all the shoem ,kers and pay
them fair wages every Saturday night
Right in the same line is the call oi
the Republican clubs which met the
other day in New York. Their utter
ances would have been those of ill
informed tyr"s in economics, were it
not that they were those of mis-
le .ding and blatant demogogues.
For mad the President taken the ex-
treme protective ride Of the issue they
now espouse, then thev would have
beer as loud, as Sophomore and as
demogogic in their clamor for reform
of the tariff. They now Call for the
extreme limit Of pure Paternalisin in
the policy of the Federal Government.
Not only harbors and rivers are to be
improved, but more railroads are to be
built; our mines are to be worked by
G Governmental aid and reservoirs a. e
to be built at National expenre
TO ferrilize the deserts. More rail-
road. built at the instance of the
government, means more lands
alienated from the peoples use, in
order to build up few more monopo-
lies ever, member OF hich would be
a Republican. Do the people agree
to this2 Not by any means. Open
ing mines and building reservoirs j.
not the province Of free government.
Rivers ami han bors are in the proper
sphere for government attention.
The public funds come from
the pocke's Of the people. T. Q
tax on salt and sugar is paid by
every, man, woman and child in
That money should not be
spent for the benefit Of any class, or
individuals benefit. Harbors and riv-
ers are of National importance. Mines
and reservoirs are not. Every man
ha, light to the fruits of his own
in lustry. My fruit farm on the rich
mes Is of Los Angeles county should
not be taxed to build reservoir for
the benefit of the fellow who tries
to make Nevada cactus patch pro.
ductive. My Los Angeles pro oerty
cost me between 500 and $500 an acre.
His cost him as many cents. lam
entitled to the full benefit Of my pur-
chase and he has nothing to expect
from me. If the labor proposition is
referred to, then If l am not taxed for
the benefit of the sagebrush fellow, l
can pay better price for my labor
than if I am so taxed. Los Angeles
county employs more labor than all
Nevada State. Let us pay our labor
ers good wages, if that is where your
intere 1t centers.
This is not a Free Trade article.
1t is Fair Trade view. There are in
dustries which need protection. But
all industries should not be protected.
The coal mining industry should not
be so aided. The main objective in
this paper is plea for the least inter-
ference on the part Of the Govern
ment in the business of the people
Let US repose our confidence in the
sturdy manhood of the American peo-
pie, whether they are laborers or
whether they be employed in other
pursuits. Let us have less OF this
pulling dependence on the Govern
ment to take care of our private af-